51st Annual Meeting & ToxExpo - Society of Toxicology

San Francisco, California
Special Events
“Hoops for the Endowment
Fund” Basketball Free-Throw
Competition
Monday, March 12–Wednesday, March 14,
Various Times
(Refer to the Annual Meeting Program and
Itinerary Planner for more details.)
Sponsors:
Toxicologists of African Origin
Special Interest Group
It is with pleasure that I present this fundraising
FUN competition on behalf of the
Toxicologists of African Origin Special
Interest Group (TAO-SIG). While the
TAO-SIG’s goal is to raise funds to ensure
that its Endowment Fund reaches the status
of a Permanently Restricted Net Asset Fund,
all the Society and Named Funds that make
up the SOT Family of Endowment Funds
can benefit from your support and participation.
We invite everyone attending the 2012
Annual SOT Meeting in San Francisco to
join us in this endeavor and lend your energy
and enthusiasm to the efforts on behalf of
your favorite Endowment Fund(s)... let’s
have some FUN!!—Claude McGowan, PhD,
Past President, TAO-SIG and Coordinator of
TAO Fundraising, 2011–2012
The “Hoops for the Endowment Fund” fundraising
event has two essential components:
1) Preannual meeting individual and team
free throw sponsorship opportunities
for the purposes of raising money for
SOT Endowment Funds. SOT Regional
Chapters, Specialty Sections, and
Special Interest Groups are especially
invited to participate in this fundraising
event. This will provide these
component groups the opportunity
to support the Funds with which they
have an association. In addition to the
Named Funds, groups may wish to use
this opportunity to work together to
support Society Funds as well.
2) Individual and team free throw play-offs
to be held at the Annual Meeting for
the purposes of providing an on-site
fun activity and raising money for SOT
Endowment Funds in an open forum.
Sponsorships of individual and team
participants will be available. Please
consult the final Program for details on
this event.
Please note that participation is open to all
SOT members and all registered attendees
at 2012 Annual Meeting (e.g., non-member
attendees, exhibitors, etc.). Individuals
will seek sponsorship for themselves and/
or for their team. Teams may be formed
with unlimited membership and active
participation during the premeeting phase to
maximize sponsorship potential.
These “virtual” teams will allow participants
to be teammates regardless of where they
are geographically located. For the on-site
phase, each established team will designate
any five (5) players to participate. Individuals
may only hold membership on one team.
SOT Regional Chapters, Specialty Sections,
Special Interest Groups and other groups
(such as the Graduate Student Leadership
Council and Postdoctoral Assembly) may
field as many teams as they see fit for the
premeeting phase and comply with the five
(5) players rule for the on-site activity.
Prizes—to be awarded at Annual Meeting
Playoffs:
• Individual and Team
Free-Throw Champions
• Individual and Team
with the Most Attempts
• Individual and Team with the Highest
Percentage of Free-Throws Made
(min. 100 attempts)
• Individual and Team with
the Most Donations ($ amount)
“Hoop it up” for the Endowment Fund. Be
sure to participate in this FUN event!
Special thanks goes to Calvert Labs and
Charles River for sponsorship of two
basketball courts in the ToxExpo hall in
San Francisco!
Special Events
up-to-date information at www.toxicology.org 43